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Graphical Work-Center Load Manager
A visual load board for Dynamics 365 Business Central manufacturing that shows what is scheduled at each work center, flags overload and underload, and lets supervisors drag production orders to rebalance capacity. Built, installed, and supported by ECOSIRE as a per-tenant AL extension.
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Key Features
Per-work-center load board showing scheduled load versus available capacity for a chosen day, week, or planning horizon, read live from the Capacity Ledger and production-order routing lines.
Color-coded overload and underload flags so a supervisor can see at a glance which workstations are above 100% and which have idle headroom.
Drag-to-rebalance: move a routing operation from an overloaded work center to one with capacity, writing the change back to the Prod. Order Routing Line and recalculating load instantly.
Capacity-leveling suggestions that propose where to shift work to flatten peaks while respecting operation sequence and routing constraints.
Shift- and calendar-aware loading that reflects shop calendars, shift definitions, Calendar Absence Entries, and planned downtime so available capacity is realistic.
Built as an AL per-tenant extension using table and page extensions plus event subscribers — no modification of base Business Central objects.
Dedicated permission set so floor supervisors get load-board access without broad manufacturing or posting rights.
Drill-through from any work center to its underlying production orders, routing operations, and capacity entries for full traceability.
Configurable load thresholds and color bands tuned to your tolerance for over/under loading per work-center group.
Optional OData/REST API endpoint exposing per-work-center load so the figures can feed Power BI or a Dataverse / Power Platform dashboard.
Job-queue-friendly load recalculation so large routings refresh without blocking the user session.
Horizon and filter controls (by work-center group, production order status, or date range) to scope the board to a line, cell, or shift.
About this Product
Business Central tracks work-center and machine-center capacity in the background, but the standard product gives supervisors no single screen that answers the daily question: what is loaded where, and where am I over capacity? Planners are left reading the Capacity Ledger, running the Work Center Load matrix, and exporting to Excel to see the picture.
Why Choose Graphical Work-Center Load Manager
Per-work-center load board showing scheduled load versus available capacity for a chosen day, week, or planning horizon, read live from the Capacity Ledger and production-order routing lines.
Color-coded overload and underload flags so a supervisor can see at a glance which workstations are above 100% and which have idle headroom.
Drag-to-rebalance: move a routing operation from an overloaded work center to one with capacity, writing the change back to the Prod. Order Routing Line and recalculating load instantly.
Capacity-leveling suggestions that propose where to shift work to flatten peaks while respecting operation sequence and routing constraints.
Shift- and calendar-aware loading that reflects shop calendars, shift definitions, Calendar Absence Entries, and planned downtime so available capacity is realistic.
Built as an AL per-tenant extension using table and page extensions plus event subscribers — no modification of base Business Central objects.
The Graphical Work-Center Load Manager closes that gap. It is a per-tenant AL extension that renders a visual load board over your existing routing, capacity, and production-order data. Each work center shows its scheduled load against available capacity for the chosen horizon, with clear color flags for overload and underload. Supervisors drag a routing operation from an overloaded work center to one with headroom, and the extension updates the underlying Prod. Order Routing Line and recalculates the load in place — no Excel round-trip.
Because it reads the same Calendar Absence Entry, shop calendar, and shift definitions Business Central already uses, the board is shift- and calendar-aware: a day with a planned maintenance window or a holiday shows reduced available capacity automatically. A capacity-leveling routine suggests where to move work to flatten peaks without breaking operation sequence.
This is build-to-order, not an instant AppSource download. ECOSIRE builds the extension in AL, tunes the load logic and visual thresholds to your routings and shift model, installs it as a per-tenant extension on your Business Central environment (cloud or on-prem), wires a dedicated permission set, and supports it after go-live. You get a board your supervisors actually open every morning, sitting on your real data — no separate system, no manual sync.
What you get
- A per-tenant AL extension (.app) built for your Business Central version, installed on your environment by ECOSIRE.
- The graphical load-board page with drag-to-rebalance, color flags, and drill-through, wired into the Manufacturing role center.
- A dedicated permission set scoped for floor supervisors, ready to assign to user groups.
- Configuration of load thresholds, color bands, horizon defaults, and shift/calendar mapping to your routings.
- Optional OData/REST endpoint and a sample Power BI / Power Platform connection for surfacing load data outside Business Central.
- Source AL code, a deployment guide, and a short admin and supervisor handover walkthrough.
Who this is for
Floor Supervisor
Levels daily and weekly load across workstations. Opens the board each morning to see which work centers are overloaded and drags operations to balance the line without waiting on a planner.
Production Planner / Scheduler
Owns the master schedule and routing sequence. Uses the leveling suggestions and drill-through to flatten capacity peaks while keeping operation order intact, instead of rebuilding the picture in Excel.
Operations / Plant Manager
Needs a reliable read on capacity utilization across the shop. Uses the OData feed into Power BI to monitor over/underutilization trends and justify shift or equipment changes.
Installation overview
Download from ECOSIRE
Buy the license on ecosire.com and download the Graphical Work-Center Load Manager module ZIP from your account dashboard.
Upload to Odoo
Extract the ZIP into your Odoo custom addons folder on the server (or upload via Apps > Install from file on Odoo.sh / runbot).
Install the module
Activate Developer Mode, open Apps, click Update Apps List, search for Graphical Work-Center Load Manager, and press Install.
Configure settings
Open the new menu, paste your ECOSIRE license key, connect any external credentials (Shopify, Amazon, Stripe, etc.), and save.
Verify & go live
Run the built-in connection test, sync your first 10 records, and schedule the recurring cron. Contact support if anything fails.
How Graphical Work-Center Load Manager Compares
| Criterion | ECOSIRE | Custom Build | Competitor | Odoo Native |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visual per-work-center load board inside Business Central | ||||
| At-a-glance overload / underload color flags | ||||
| Drag-to-rebalance writing back to production-order routing lines | ||||
| Shift- and calendar-aware available capacity | ||||
| Tuned to your specific routings, shifts, and thresholds | ||||
| Per-tenant AL extension, upgrade-safe (no base-object changes) | ||||
| OData/REST feed to Power BI / Power Platform | ||||
| Installed and supported on your environment after purchase |
Frequently Asked Questions about Graphical Work-Center Load Manager
+How long until the load board is live on our environment?
Typical delivery is two to four weeks from when we have access to your Business Central environment (sandbox first) and a session to review your routings, shift model, and work-center groups. Simpler shops with standard routings are at the faster end; complex multi-line or multi-shift setups with custom capacity logic take longer. We confirm a firm lead time in writing after the scoping call, build in your sandbox, validate the load figures against your live data, then install to production.
+Is this a Microsoft AppSource app I can just download?
No. This is build-to-order. ECOSIRE builds the extension in AL specifically for your routings and shift model and installs it as a per-tenant extension on your Business Central environment. There is no public AppSource listing or instant download — that lets us tune the load logic, thresholds, and permission set to your shop rather than ship a generic one-size board.
+How does ongoing support and Business Central updates work?
We include a support period after go-live for fixes and tuning, and offer an ongoing support arrangement after that. Because it is a per-tenant extension built only with table extensions, page extensions, and event subscribers — never base-object modifications — it survives Microsoft's monthly and major Business Central updates cleanly. If a future Business Central release changes a capacity or routing object we depend on, we update the extension as part of support so it keeps working.
+Will it modify our existing production or capacity data incorrectly?
The board reads your existing Capacity Ledger, production orders, and shop calendars without altering them. The only write operation is the explicit drag-to-rebalance action, which updates the Prod. Order Routing Line exactly as a planner would by hand — through standard Business Central logic, gated by the supervisor permission set, and validated before commit. Read-only viewing never changes anything.
+Can the load data feed Power BI or Power Platform?
Yes. We can expose per-work-center load through an OData/REST endpoint so it can be pulled into Power BI or a Dataverse / Power Platform dashboard. This is optional; if you only need the board inside Business Central we skip it. When included, we provide a sample connection so your BI team can build trend and utilization reports on top of the same figures supervisors see.
+Does it work for both Business Central cloud (SaaS) and on-premises?
Yes. The extension is standard AL and installs as a per-tenant extension on either Business Central online (SaaS) or an on-premises / private-cloud deployment. The OData endpoint and Power Platform integration are most straightforward on SaaS; on-prem deployments are fully supported with the equivalent web-service configuration.
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Graphical Work-Center Load Manager
A visual load board for Dynamics 365 Business Central manufacturing that shows what is scheduled at each work center, flags overload and underload, and lets supervisors drag production orders to rebalance capacity. Built, installed, and supported by ECOSIRE as a per-tenant AL extension.
- Per-work-center load board showing scheduled load versus available capacity for a chosen day, week, or planning horizon, read live from the Capacity Ledger and production-order routing lines.
- Color-coded overload and underload flags so a supervisor can see at a glance which workstations are above 100% and which have idle headroom.
- Drag-to-rebalance: move a routing operation from an overloaded work center to one with capacity, writing the change back to the Prod. Order Routing Line and recalculating load instantly.
- Capacity-leveling suggestions that propose where to shift work to flatten peaks while respecting operation sequence and routing constraints.